On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 12:58 +0100, Julian Rohrhuber wrote:
> >The code is GPLd but the original authors have agreed to also license
> >it to apple under different terms.
>
>
> > The license doesn't restrict the
> >original authors, it's their copyright.
>
> I am stll surprised that open source an be closed just by such an
> arrangement. It is still the very same code. Can you licence the same
> code as GPL and as something else simultaneously?
If you are the original author and have consent for everyone who has
contributed in the past, I believe this is fine. This is why in RJDJ's
case they need to carefully control who is working on it.
That's how I understand it anyway.
cheers,
dave
Received on Thu Jan 21 2010 - 12:09:45 GMT